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1.12: Today’s parliamentary session with Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri in the chair began at 1 pm and ended 10 minutes later. It was adjourned till 10.30 am on Friday.
Monday: President Maithripala Sirisena stressed at the party leaders’ meeting held yesterday that it was not appropriate and transparent to take a voice vote on a serious motion aimed at unseating a government.
Instead, he said Parliament should go for a division by name or electronic voting to resolve. He said it was a system acceptable to the general public and the international community at large and that a v...

President Maithripala Sirisena today thanked all the Party Leaders and Parliamentarians for adopting a peaceful and consensual course of action at the Parliament today.
“I thank all the Party Leaders and Parliamentarians for adopting a peaceful and cons..

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Following the temporary stay order by the Supreme Court against the dissolution of Parliament, the house was summoned on Nov 14. However President appointed UPFA and SLPP joint government has not been able to show a majority and a No Confidence Motion has been passed against the newly appointed PM Mahinda Rajapaksa. What should be the next step with regard to the governance of the country?

UNF should continue to rule till 2020 President MS should appoint a new PM from UPFA or SLPP No idea

(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who lost two motions of no confidence last week, may lose his government’s budget even as he clings to power.
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Waters Edge announces seasonal specials
To bring about t he Christmas spirit and to keep up with Christmas traditions, Waters Edge presents acapella carolling at all restaurants and guest areas on December 19, from 7:30 p.m. onwards. Her...

Dear young ones,
For a long time my name has been entangled with scandal and intrigue, since society is now more forgiving and accepting I am recognized for what I wrote and not my gender, sexuality or personality. I was born on 16th of October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. My parents were well known and attracted a degree of gossip for their exRead More...

It is quite normal to gulp down an Amoxicillin tablet when one has a runny nose or a sore throat. But antibiotics - medicines that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria- cannot treat viral infec...Read More...

Halting rise of T2DM means ensuring health of the girl-child
Incidence and prevalence is progressively rising in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). A few decades ago it was clearly defined that type 1 diabetes is mainly seen in the under 20’s age group and T2DM in the over 40’s.
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In the previous article carried in the Jyotisha page under the above title we said that the Vedic Astrology rests on the Law of Karma and explained the five laws of nature that make up the Law of Karm...Read More...

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